Recent reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Identity Theft: Trends and Issues, January 16, 2014
Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq, January 24, 2014
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents, January 23, 2014
Trends in Discretionary Spending, January 24, 2014
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response, January 24, 2014
Overview of the Federal Tax System, January 23, 2014
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress, Second Session, January 23, 2014
“Who is a Veteran?” — Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits, January 23, 2014
An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions, January 23, 2014
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, January 17, 2014
The European Union: Questions and Answers, January 15, 2014
North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation, January 15, 2014
Iran Sanctions, January 15, 2014
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“One thing became increasingly clear: AI doesn’t simply introduce a new category of risk. It changes the speed, scale, complexity, and interaction of risks that already exist.”
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”